A race condition was found in the way the Linux kernel's memory subsystem handled the copy-on-write (COW) breakage of private read-only shared memory mappings. This flaw allows an unprivileged, local user to gain write access to read-only memory mappings, increasing their privileges on the system.
References
| Link | Resource |
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| https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com/ | Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/08/08/1 | Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
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History
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| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | (MISC) https://lore.kernel.org/linux-mm/20220808073232.8808-1-david%40redhat.com/ - Vendor Advisory |
Information
Published : 2022-08-31 16:15
Updated : 2024-02-28 19:29
NVD link : CVE-2022-2590
Mitre link : CVE-2022-2590
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-2590
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Products Affected
linux
- linux_kernel
CWE
CWE-362
Concurrent Execution using Shared Resource with Improper Synchronization ('Race Condition')